Virgin 100MB vs Safari Download Speed
So...
I have a Virgin SuperHub with a 100Mb internet plan.
I'm trying to download Eve Online (7.44GB) but only reaching download speeds of 9-10Mbps.
Am I right in thinking my Virgin internet plan means I am able to download at 100Mbps?
I have checked my speed with SpeedTest.net and had 120Mbps.
I have looked in router setting for firmware upgrade but couldn't find it and all seems to be well as I'm getting the speeds on SpeedTest.net.
Is there something I can do to increase the speed with Safari?
Thanks
Yup. No ISP, internet provider, lists their speeds in Mega Bytes. It is always mega bits.
Just like Ethernet connections 10mb 100mb and giga bit/1000mb. Then you divide that by 8.
So all in all you have a very fast connection. Mine is only 30mb over cable. Which is much better then the 3mb DSL connection I use to have.
Theone Coleman wrote:
So Virgin's internet service is in mega bits not Bytes? That would explain my conunrdum.
Thanks
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Where's the problem: Safari/Download Speed/ISP?
My connection speed has been shaped to 64kbps and something funny is now happening to my internet other than being slow. The thing is, I can handle the slow speed; what I can't handle is the download speed dropping to zero and staying there.
I have Menu Meters showing download speed in the Toolbar so that I can monitor what's happening. What I want to know is: why does connecting to a website be progressing well at 64 kbps, then drop to 0 after a minute or two? The internet connection itself is not lost. If I stop the download with the "X" in the address bar and the restart, the speed goes up to 64kbps again. I usually have several tabs open when I am in Safari so that I can jump between them when the speed is slow. But that doesn't work when the speed is zero.
I'm pretty confident that when I am unshaped at the start of the new billing cycle, and the speed goes back up to 3 Mbps, that things will return to normal.
Q1: Is this loss of connection caused by the slow speed? i.e. is the website saying to Safari: "Hey, the connection is too slow, I'm dropping you". A bit like an aircraft flying at too low a speed. It can't keep flying, it stalls.
Q2: Is this likely to be caused by time-out? i.e. the website saying "Hey, this is taking too long. Get lost!"
Q3: Is it a problem in Safari? I'll answer that one – not likely, because Google Chrome does the same thing.
As I said, slow I can handle. What I can't handle is nothing at all. Any suggestions as to the cause of this will be most appreciated. I am running Safari 5.1.4 under OSX 10.6.8 on an Intel iMac.
P.S. I just opened Activity Monitor and saw the Google Downloads is operational. Maybe that's hogging all the download speed. That leads to two more questions.
Q4. Is it possible to stop all internet traffic except via Safari?
Q5. How do I stop Google Downloads from downloading?same problems on my systems still as well. none of the "fixes" work for me at all.
i've had to switch from safari(3.0.3) to firefox because of this.
i really would love to get back to using safari, since it's my browser of choice as well.
its going on over a month of this nonsense now. -
While safari loads web pages very quickly, it is extremely slow when downloading documents, installers, etc... onto my computer, downloading at speeds around 5 to 10 kb/second, causing even small downloads to take ages. (A 20mb download can take up to an hour or more).
(My downloads run at about 100 to 110 kb/second on my windows PC which is connected to the same router)
I have tried stopping and then resuming downloads, but that doesn't work. Also, there is clearly nothing wrong with my internet connection, as safari loads webpages remarkably fast.
Is there any software/changes that need to be added or is it an issue within safari?Hi there Jeff,
The slow downloading speed and other performance issues with Safari may be related to unsupported third-party add-ons. Take a look at the article linked below and try to remove any outdated add-ons for Safari.
Unsupported third-party add-ons may cause Safari to unexpectedly quit or have performance issues - Apple Support
Cheers,
-Jason -
Downloads on Safari are seeming sluggish, so I have been doing speed tests on my cable internet and find that the Safari downloads are 40-50% slower than the same tests run on Firefox. Any ideas of what to check? I am running a 2.4 Ghz Core 2 Duo iMac w/4GB ram with my internet coming through an N enabled Airport Extreme base station.
HI Jason,
Try maintenance and see if it helps...
From the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari / Empty Cache. When you are done with that...
From the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari / Reset Safari. Select the top 5 buttons and click Reset.
If Safari unexpectedly quits, it could be a 3rd party plugins causing the problem. Go to ~/Library/Internet Plugins. Move any 3rd party plugins to the Trash and restart your Mac.
Also, if you are running Safari in 64 bit mode, try running in 32-bit mode instead. Right or control click the Safari icon in the Applications folder, then click: Get Info In the Get Info window click the black disclosure triangle next to General so it faces down. Select 32 bit mode. Quit Safari then relaunch.
While you have the Get Info window open for Safari, make sure it's not running in Rosetta.
http://www.opendns.com/start/
Go to ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/ Move the Cache.db file to the Trash and restart your Mac.
Carolyn -
Safari download speeds terrible compared to chrome
Downloading anything in Safari is SO much slower compared to chrome.
With safari, the max speed I'll get on any download of anything, from anywhere, is about 100kb/s. Switching to chrome straight after gives me my max speed of around 10mb/s.
Is there a fix for that?
Mavericks 10.9.4 - Mac Pro (Winter 2013), Macbook Pro Retina (Late 2012)Uninstall the AdBlock extension.
That extension has caused many Mac users problems noted from the results of an ASC search here.
Then try a download.
Make sure you have Gatekeeper enabled prior to downloading content.
To avoid pop ups, go to Safari > Preferences > Security.
Select: Block pop-up windows
Issues with Safari for the most part are due to third party extensions and plug-Ins, not the app itself.
If it's not an extensions issue, try troubleshooting third party plug-ins.
Back to Safari > Preferences. This time select the Security tab. Deselect: Allow plug-ins. Quit and relaunch Safari to test.
If that made a difference, instructions for troubleshooting plugins here. -
20meg download speed, yet MacMini/Safari is very slow in download page time
Can anyone tell me why this is? Could it be the ram? 20meg download speed is soooooooo fast and yet I wait for pages to load in Safari and FF?
ThanksForgot to restart with earlier report, upon restart:
Page ins/outs 22,908/0
Yes, to MS Office 2004. As well, below is what is running upon start up though kind of messy to look at, don't see dashboard wigets either in the below or in the "hard close" window
0 kernel_task root 0.30 47 47.95 MB 779.68 MB Intel
1 launchd root 0.00 3 516.00 KB 27.69 MB Intel
21 dynamic_pager root 0.00 1 172.00 KB 26.63 MB Intel
25 kextd root 0.00 2 1.16 MB 27.63 MB Intel
30 ipfwloggerd root 0.00 1 204.00 KB 26.61 MB Intel
32 KernelEventAgent root 0.00 2 620.00 KB 27.19 MB Intel
33 mDNSResponder root 0.00 2 1.04 MB 27.36 MB Intel
34 netinfod root 0.00 1 552.00 KB 26.93 MB Intel
35 syslogd root 0.00 1 408.00 KB 26.65 MB Intel
36 usbmuxd _usbmuxd 0.00 2 1,016.00 KB 28.24 MB Intel
38 configd root 0.00 3 1.91 MB 29.36 MB Intel
60 blued root 0.00 1 1.93 MB 36.94 MB Intel
39 coreaudiod root 0.00 1 972.00 KB 28.14 MB Intel
40 diskarbitrationd root 0.00 1 1.04 MB 27.13 MB Intel
41 memberd root 0.00 3 632.00 KB 27.66 MB Intel
43 securityd root 0.00 1 1.86 MB 28.55 MB Intel
44 notifyd root 0.00 2 460.00 KB 27.21 MB Intel
46 DirectoryService root 0.00 3 2.37 MB 29.48 MB Intel
47 distnoted root 0.00 1 796.00 KB 27.03 MB Intel
50 update root 0.00 1 228.00 KB 26.61 MB Intel
63 WindowServer windowserver 0.10 3 17.63 MB 338.12 MB Intel
82 Dock joani 0.00 2 2.96 MB 304.71 MB Intel
83 SystemUIServer joani 0.00 2 7.58 MB 337.04 MB Intel
85 Finder joani 0.00 3 7.28 MB 341.55 MB Intel
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88 Microsoft AU Daemon joani 0.00 2 8.98 MB 380.30 MB PowerPC
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141 iCalAlarmScheduler joani 0.00 1 3.71 MB 319.38 MB Intel
143 HP Event Handler joani 0.00 2 3.02 MB 317.96 MB Intel
219 Safari joani 0.00 10 83.66 MB 520.09 MB Intel
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68 loginwindow joani 0.00 3 4.25 MB 322.93 MB Intel
77 pbs joani 0.00 2 2.09 MB 54.04 MB Intel
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Message was edited by: Joshua Nelson2
Message was edited by: Joshua Nelson2 -
Hello, as the title states, I have an ASA 5505 at one facility that is only getting around 16mb down on a 100mb circuit. No errors on either interface, and we've tried manually setting port speed and duplex, and auto, (both sides show it negotiating at 100 / full).
Here is the sanitized config:
: Saved
: Written by mlsysadmin at 05:43:12.139 CST Fri Mar 6 2015
ASA Version 8.2(5)
hostname fw01
domain-name domain.com
enable password xxxxxxxx encrypted
passwd xxxxxxxx encrypted
names
name x.x.x.x WindStream-External-3100
interface Ethernet0/0
switchport access vlan 2
interface Ethernet0/1
interface Ethernet0/2
interface Ethernet0/3
interface Ethernet0/4
interface Ethernet0/5
interface Ethernet0/6
interface Ethernet0/7
interface Vlan1
nameif inside
security-level 100
ip address 172.16.5.254 255.255.255.0
interface Vlan2
nameif outside
security-level 0
ip address WindStream-External-3100 255.255.255.248
ftp mode passive
clock timezone CST -6
clock summer-time CDT recurring
dns server-group DefaultDNS
domain-name materialogic.com
same-security-traffic permit intra-interface
object-group network obj-SrcNet
object-group network obj-amzn
access-list inside_access_in extended permit ip any any
access-list inside_access_in extended permit tcp any any
access-list inside_access_in extended permit tcp 172.16.5.0 255.255.255.0 172.17.5.0 255.255.255.0
access-list outside_access_in extended permit ip x.x.x.x 255.255.255.248 172.16.5.0 255.255.255.0
access-list outside_access_in extended permit icmp any any
access-list outside_access_in extended permit ip 10.10.200.0 255.255.255.0 172.16.5.0 255.255.255.0
access-list outside_access_in extended permit icmp 10.10.0.0 255.255.0.0 172.16.5.0 255.255.255.0
access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp 172.16.5.0 255.255.255.0 172.17.5.0 255.255.255.0
access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp interface outside 172.16.5.0 255.255.255.0
access-list acl-amzn extended permit ip any 10.10.0.0 255.255.0.0
access-list acl-amzn extended permit ip 172.16.5.0 255.255.255.0 172.16.3.0 255.255.255.0
access-list acl-amzn extended permit ip 172.16.5.0 255.255.255.0 172.16.4.0 255.255.255.0
access-list acl-amzn extended permit ip 172.16.3.0 255.255.255.0 172.16.5.0 255.255.255.0
access-list acl-amzn extended permit ip 172.16.4.0 255.255.255.0 172.16.5.0 255.255.255.0
access-list acl-amzn extended permit ip 172.16.2.0 255.255.255.0 172.16.5.0 255.255.255.0
access-list acl-amzn extended permit ip 172.16.5.0 255.255.255.0 172.16.2.0 255.255.255.0
access-list amzn-filter extended permit ip 10.10.0.0 255.255.0.0 172.16.5.0 255.255.255.0
access-list amzn-filter extended permit icmp 10.10.0.0 255.255.0.0 172.16.5.0 255.255.255.0
access-list amzn-filter extended permit ip any any
access-list <outside_access_in> extended permit ip host 54.240.217.164 host WindStream-External-3100
access-list <outside_access_in> extended permit ip host 72.21.209.193 host WindStream-External-3100
access-list inside_mpc extended permit ip 172.16.0.0 255.255.0.0 172.16.0.0 255.255.0.0
access-list NORAND extended permit ip 172.16.0.0 255.255.0.0 172.16.0.0 255.255.0.0
access-list outside_cryptomap extended permit ip any 10.10.0.0 255.255.0.0
access-list outside_cryptomap extended permit ip 172.16.5.0 255.255.255.0 172.16.4.0 255.255.255.0
access-list outside_cryptomap extended permit ip 172.16.4.0 255.255.255.0 172.16.5.0 255.255.255.0
access-list outside_cryptomap extended permit ip 172.16.3.0 255.255.255.0 172.16.5.0 255.255.255.0
access-list outside_cryptomap extended permit ip 172.16.5.0 255.255.255.0 172.16.3.0 255.255.255.0
access-list inside_nat0_outbound extended permit ip 172.16.5.0 255.255.255.0 172.17.5.0 255.255.255.0
access-list inside_nat0_outbound extended permit ip 172.17.5.0 255.255.255.0 172.16.5.0 255.255.255.0
access-list inside_nat0_outbound extended permit tcp 172.17.5.0 255.255.255.0 172.16.5.0 255.255.255.0
access-list inside_nat0_outbound extended permit tcp 172.16.5.0 255.255.255.0 172.17.5.0 255.255.255.0
pager lines 24
logging enable
logging timestamp
logging asdm informational
mtu inside 1500
mtu outside 1500
icmp unreachable rate-limit 1 burst-size 1
icmp permit any inside
icmp permit any outside
no asdm history enable
arp timeout 14400
nat-control
global (outside) 1 interface
nat (inside) 0 access-list acl-amzn
nat (inside) 1 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
access-group inside_access_in in interface inside
access-group outside_access_in in interface outside
route outside 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 40.139.91.233 1
route inside 172.16.2.0 255.255.255.0 172.16.5.1 1
route inside 172.16.3.0 255.255.255.0 172.16.5.1 1
route inside 172.16.4.0 255.255.255.0 172.16.5.1 1
timeout xlate 3:00:00
timeout conn 1:00:00 half-closed 0:10:00 udp 0:02:00 icmp 0:00:02
timeout sunrpc 0:10:00 h323 0:05:00 h225 1:00:00 mgcp 0:05:00 mgcp-pat 0:05:00
timeout sip 0:30:00 sip_media 0:02:00 sip-invite 0:03:00 sip-disconnect 0:02:00
timeout sip-provisional-media 0:02:00 uauth 0:05:00 absolute
timeout tcp-proxy-reassembly 0:01:00
timeout floating-conn 0:00:00
dynamic-access-policy-record DfltAccessPolicy
aaa authentication ssh console LOCAL
aaa authentication http console LOCAL
http server enable
http server idle-timeout 1440
http 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 inside
http 172.16.0.0 255.255.0.0 inside
http 216.43.24.82 255.255.255.255 outside
http 64.199.141.26 255.255.255.255 outside
snmp-server host inside 10.10.10.20 community mlogic
snmp-server location 3100 Communications room
no snmp-server contact
snmp-server community mlogic
snmp-server enable traps snmp authentication linkup linkdown coldstart
sysopt connection timewait
sysopt connection tcpmss 1387
sla monitor 1
type echo protocol ipIcmpEcho 10.10.0.1 interface outside
frequency 5
sla monitor schedule 1 life forever start-time now
crypto ipsec transform-set transform-amzn esp-aes esp-sha-hmac
crypto ipsec security-association lifetime seconds 3600
crypto ipsec security-association lifetime kilobytes 4608000
crypto ipsec security-association replay window-size 128
crypto ipsec df-bit clear-df outside
crypto map amzn_vpn_map 1 match address acl-amzn
crypto map amzn_vpn_map 1 set pfs
crypto map amzn_vpn_map 1 set peer 54.240.217.164 72.21.209.193
crypto map <amzn_vpn_map> 1 match address acl-amzn
crypto map <amzn_vpn_map> 1 set pfs
crypto map <amzn_vpn_map> 1 set peer 54.240.217.164 72.21.209.193
crypto map <amzn_vpn_map> 1 set transform-set transform-amzn
crypto map <amzn_vpn_map> interface outside
crypto isakmp identity address
crypto isakmp enable outside
crypto isakmp policy 201
authentication pre-share
encryption aes
hash sha
group 2
lifetime 28800
telnet timeout 5
ssh 172.16.0.0 255.255.0.0 inside
ssh x.x.x.x 255.255.255.255 outside
ssh x.x.x.x 255.255.255.255 outside
ssh timeout 5
console timeout 0
management-access inside
dhcpd auto_config outside
threat-detection basic-threat
threat-detection statistics access-list
no threat-detection statistics tcp-intercept
ntp server 216.171.120.36 source outside
webvpn
group-policy filter internal
group-policy filter attributes
vpn-filter value amzn-filter
username mlsysadmin password E9OpTNVP3nVbSPSb encrypted privilege 15
username mlsysadmin attributes
vpn-group-policy DfltGrpPolicy
vpn-access-hours none
vpn-simultaneous-logins 3
vpn-idle-timeout 30
vpn-session-timeout none
vpn-filter none
ipv6-vpn-filter none
vpn-tunnel-protocol IPSec l2tp-ipsec svc
password-storage disable
group-lock none
tunnel-group 54.240.217.164 type ipsec-l2l
tunnel-group 54.240.217.164 general-attributes
default-group-policy filter
tunnel-group 54.240.217.164 ipsec-attributes
pre-shared-key IySxccNmUch6G3dVSgEwBjjGX7bOAcO3
isakmp keepalive threshold 10 retry 3
tunnel-group 72.21.209.193 type ipsec-l2l
tunnel-group 72.21.209.193 general-attributes
default-group-policy filter
tunnel-group 72.21.209.193 ipsec-attributes
pre-shared-key vy.pOkCV01pEtmxe.QNk96xK6Uo_2tD.
isakmp keepalive threshold 10 retry 3
class-map NORAND
match access-list inside_mpc
class-map inspection_default
match default-inspection-traffic
policy-map type inspect dns preset_dns_map
parameters
message-length maximum client auto
message-length maximum 512
policy-map global_policy
class inspection_default
inspect dns preset_dns_map
inspect ftp
inspect h323 h225
inspect h323 ras
inspect rsh
inspect rtsp
inspect esmtp
inspect sqlnet
inspect skinny
inspect sunrpc
inspect xdmcp
inspect sip
inspect netbios
inspect tftp
inspect ip-options
policy-map NORAND
class NORAND
set connection random-sequence-number disable
set connection advanced-options tcp-state-bypass
policy-map TRAFFIC_SHAPING
class class-default
shape average 100000000
service-policy global_policy global
service-policy NORAND interface inside
service-policy TRAFFIC_SHAPING interface outside
smtp-server 206.225.164.242
prompt hostname context
no call-home reporting anonymous
: end
Here are show interface command outputs:
fw01# show interface ethernet 0/0
Interface Ethernet0/0 "", is up, line protocol is up
Hardware is 88E6095, BW 100 Mbps, DLY 100 usec
Auto-Duplex(Full-duplex), Auto-Speed(100 Mbps)
Input flow control is unsupported, output flow control is unsupported
Available but not configured via nameif
MAC address fc5b.397f.dbd5, MTU not set
IP address unassigned
23888810 packets input, 6278082364 bytes, 0 no buffer
Received 7728 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants
0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 0 abort
0 pause input, 0 resume input
0 L2 decode drops
35886 switch ingress policy drops
42947220 packets output, 57958727970 bytes, 0 underruns
0 pause output, 0 resume output
0 output errors, 0 collisions, 0 interface resets
0 late collisions, 0 deferred
0 rate limit drops
0 switch egress policy drops
0 input reset drops, 0 output reset drops
fw01# show interface ethernet 0/1
Interface Ethernet0/1 "", is up, line protocol is up
Hardware is 88E6095, BW 100 Mbps, DLY 100 usec
Auto-Duplex(Full-duplex), Auto-Speed(100 Mbps)
Input flow control is unsupported, output flow control is unsupported
Available but not configured via nameif
MAC address fc5b.397f.dbd6, MTU not set
IP address unassigned
59448427 packets input, 58925402473 bytes, 0 no buffer
Received 547758 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants
0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 0 abort
0 pause input, 0 resume input
0 L2 decode drops
58718 switch ingress policy drops
37419921 packets output, 8188660665 bytes, 0 underruns
0 pause output, 0 resume output
0 output errors, 0 collisions, 0 interface resets
0 late collisions, 0 deferred
0 rate limit drops
0 switch egress policy drops
0 input reset drops, 0 output reset drops
When we connect a laptop to the router directly, we are able to get the expected speeds. When we connect through the ASA, download speed is topping out around 16mb, while upload is a consistent 75mb+Have you tried running without the "service-policy TRAFFIC_SHAPING interface outside" ? Just to check.
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2009 Macbook issue: download speed limitation
Hi
Mi wife got a late 2009 white macbook that's driving me crazy. Despite we got a 7Mbit ADSL connection and all others macs at home (we got 2 more 2008 macbooks and a 2008 macbook pro) with the very same OS version (10.6.4) and network settings are working properly and downloading at full speed, her one looks to have some kind of speed limitation in download to around 1.5 Mbps.
The ping and upload speeds are the very same of other computers, and apparently randomly the download speed also on that computer gets back to around 7 Mbps...
I just spent the afternoon doing tests and I got nowhere but maybe I found a pattern...
First what I excluded:
-doesn't depend on how it's hooked to the net, same behavior by ethernet or wifi in both cases the other service was off
-any other mac using the same connection is working properly, did side by side tests
-ping is always the same on both computers used for test
-it is not a DNS issue
-deleted and created a new position in Network panel
-did several restarts, no solution
-doesn't depend on a specific app being used (but maybe apps can matter, see below)
-none of possible fixes I found online did work
-probably it isn't related to OS version or updates, this issue has likely been there since a lot of time, and over more os updates (not really sure of this, we had unrelated netwok issues and changed provider for that reason in last year, we cot a stable and uniform environment just recently)
Now what I noticed:
-As soon as the computer is started and I open a single browser (be it Safari, Chrome or Firefox doesn't change) speedtest.net test is ok, 7Mbps download.
-work and navigate with it, it's ok, download speed remains 7Mbps
-As soon another internet using application is opened (Mail, another browser) the connection speed drops to 1.5 Mbps (this is ALWAYS the limit, no relevant fluctuation in this)
-If I close any of above apps and remain with a single browser, running tests initially report still the 1.5 limit, but shortly after (one or two minutes) the speed gets back to 7Mbps
My wife needs to work with Mail, Skype, and at least two browsers open, so this limit is giving her great troublestaylor.henderson wrote:
-none of possible fixes I found online did work
This doesn't really help narrow down the problem
{quote}
doh, you are right... sorry... the possible fixes I had found around are the ones reported right before...
Create a new user account on the problem computer and see if the slow speeds and strange behaviour persists in it.
I did, it does...
- created a new user and logged in
- opened Safari, speedtest returns 7Mbit/s in download
- opened Firefox, after a little speed drops to 1.4
- some successive test starts slow (1.4) then sometimes speeds up, but most remain at 1.4
- start chrome too, same behaviour
- close Safari and Firefox, wait a little (1 or 2 minutes) do the test with Chrome, back to 7Mbit/s
Then go through stuff like this http://www.gballard.net/macrant/osx_troubleshooting.html.
I went through it and did most of what's suggested there (it's a little complex because when I am not working my wife is usually using her macbook to study and needs to use it all the time)...
- unused disk space is 95,6 GB
- booted in single user mode and did a fsck -fy
- repaired permissions
Nothing changed, both the behavior takes place in new user account, and in main one, where any internet using application (Mail, Skype...) opened together causes the download slow down... -
Why am I just getting 0.5Mbit/s download speed?
We have had BT phone and broadband (BT Total Broadband) services for a few years in our household. On broadband, I used to get about 2-4Mbit/s download speed. 1 year ago, this suddenly dropped to about 0.5Mbit/s. For the last year I've been using my internet with a measly max. of 60kbps. I really don't know why this has happened, but it is incredibly frustrating. Can't really use YouTube or iPlayer.
I went on my BT Home Hub settings and found that the downstream is 572 kbps, which corresponds to the download speed I get. Before discovering this, I did a speed test using my test socket but got the same result. A speed test done today using BT diagnostics gives me 0.48Mb download and 0.57Mb upload.
But what's going on? Why is this so? Why did it suddenly drop? What can I do about it? I remember being on 10Mbit/s with Virgin a few years ago, that was more like it. Any assistance would be kindly appreciated.
Here are my stats:
ADSL line status
Connection information
Line state
Connected
Connection time
3 days, 3:31:19
Downstream
572 Kbps
Upstream
773 Kbps
ADSL settings
VPI/VCI
0/38
Type
PPPoA
Modulation
ITU-T G.992.3
Latency type
Interleaved
Noise margin (Down/Up)
19.2 dB / 12.0 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up)
42.5 dB / 25.8 dB
Output power (Down/Up)
0.0 dBm / 12.9 dBm
Loss of Framing (Local)
86
Loss of Signal (Local)
7
Loss of Power (Local)
0
FEC Errors (Down/Up)
989552934 / 4294967200
CRC Errors (Down/Up)
730 / N/A
HEC Errors (Down/Up)
N/A / 0
Error Seconds (Local)
1082Here are my latest stats - connected to test socket, with ethernet cable connection:
ADSL line status
Connection information
Line state
Connected
Connection time
0 days, 0:08:47
Downstream
572 Kbps
Upstream
987 Kbps
ADSL settings
VPI/VCI
0/38
Type
PPPoA
Modulation
ITU-T G.992.5
Latency type
Interleaved
Noise margin (Down/Up)
21.6 dB / 5.4 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up)
45.5 dB / 25.3 dB
Output power (Down/Up)
0.0 dBm / 12.9 dBm
Loss of Framing (Local)
0
Loss of Signal (Local)
0
Loss of Power (Local)
0
FEC Errors (Down/Up)
22 / 0
CRC Errors (Down/Up)
0 / N/A
HEC Errors (Down/Up)
N/A / 0
Error Seconds (Local)
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Safari downloading pages instead of opening them
so, this is weird. in the last two days, safari has occasionally downloaded a page rather than opening it. my download manager opens up, and a new file appears on my desktop. opening it gives me garbage.
there is no pattern to it--it happens maybe 20% of the time, and it doesn't happen to the same pages consistently.
it happens both when i follow links and when i type in urls directly.
anyone got any ideas? thanks!When you say download manager do you mean a third party manager such as speed download? Or do you mean the safari download system?
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Pathetic iPhone 4 Wi-fi download speeds
Alright, so I got my iPhone 4 recently and I've noticed the download speed over Wi-fi is pathetic. I can easily get 400-450 kB per sec down on my Macbook but can't get a measly 150 kB per sec on my iPhone which makes streaming videos like on youtube unbearable. I can get faster speeds over 3G. I remember having the same problem with my old 3G so it seems like a software problem. What would I do to fix this?
I'm using a Linksys WRT400N Dual band Wireless N router as an access point for a AT&T 2Wire model 2701HG-B Gateway.The problem lies in the Safari browser for the Iphone versus the Mac. The Mac Safari browser is fast. My Ipod Touch browser is faster than the Iphone browser, and I'm connected via Personal hot spot. The engine running Safari on the Iphone is very slow, and Apple needs to desperately fix this. It is a browser issue.
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Why is the download speed so slow?
I have 100MB internet, and I am able to receive that speed with other applications. (I literally just tested with steam and got 9.1MB/s, at the same time as the Adobe download is running)
My Adobe download is 35 KB/sec or less, seriously guys? I don't intend to leave my PC downloading for 2 days just to get software!
I have tried both with the download manager (The download errored at 78% after I had left it running for about 6 hours) and now the browser (I've managed to get 1.6GB of the 5.8GB in 6 hours, currently running at 36.8KB/sec)
In the same time period I have downloaded the entire of GTA IV (15.6GB) and managed to play it for 5 hours!
Any idea what is causing it to be this slow or is the download service really this bad?I'm using gigabit wired internet, with an appropriate network card and router, my firewall is completely disabled (both on my router and my pc) and I don't see why anti-virus should interfere with the download,
What is the general download speed normally received? Would you recommend using the browser download or the download manager?
I'm happy if this is just a "slow day" for adobe server or something, but my internet seems to be 100% fine as several other downloads I have tried have managed to get full speed even while the Adobe download is left running. (I obviously have had these other downloads off the majority of the time the adobe download has been running)
Cheers for the response,
Rob -
Download speeds awful on 4mb line
Please can someone hear this out because it's driving me mad. I have two Macs, iMac G5 and iBook. I alos have a, dare I say it, a PC laptop. I am connected to the internet with Telewest Broadband (blueyonder) on a 4mb line. My download speeds on the Macs is around 90KB sec - yet on the PC I get around 400KB sec! I have tested this out by plugging each machine directly into the modem. Tech support at blueyonder is unhelpful and claims it's the mac's fault. Does anyone have any suggestions because I can't even stream the smallest quicktime movie trailer smoothly anymore. I have no other apps running when tested and even turned the firewall off. If one mac was slow then I would at least have something to go on but both are the same. I downloaded the same files from their download test site gamefiles.blueyonder.co.uk as they instructed. But I was talking to a technician who asked what Firefox was when I told him one of the browsers I was trying. Incidentally the speeds were the same for Safari, Firefox and Camino. Please can someone suggest something... many thanks
Thanks for that link. And well well well, there was my new motorola listed as the one I shouldn't have. So anyway, I got on the phone to Telewest and they said - 'oh, you are the first person to say anything'. They have agreed to swap it with another model - so hopefully things will improve. Interesting though that they were not aware of any issues.
Thank you for a speedy response - faster than my download speed! -
Mac App Store download speed very slow...
I have been trying to download the App Store updates OS X Update 10.10.3 and OS X Yosemite Recovery Update to my iMac for the past several days. When opening the Mac App Store, I click on updates and they appear. However, when I select 'download' my download speed slows to the point of less than 1 MB per minute.
I seem to remember this happening when Yosemite was first released, but after a few days, I had no problem downloading Yosemite from the App Store.
This only occurs when trying to download from the Mac App Store. When I download iOS App updates to iTunes I do not have the same problem so it seems to be only affecting the Mac App Store.
My internet speed is fine. I can download fine from other websites, just not the Mac App Store.
After searching online, I found one solution that looked promising:
Finder->Applications->Utilities->Keychain Access->Preferences->Certificates->Certificate Revocation List- Changed from Best attempt to OFF.
Unfortunately for me this had no effect so I changed the setting back.
I then looked for a way I could download the files from outside the Mac App Store & found this:
Apple - Support - Downloads
When downloading from Apple Support downloads page, my downloads were very fast. The Yosemite 2 GB Combo update took about 15 minutes, a far cry from the App Store which would have taken hours.
Is there some setting I need to change to increase the download speed from the Mac App Store or is it just overloaded servers? Why then can I download the files from the support page and not run into the same slow speeds? Updating iTunes was also giving me very slow download speeds, so again, I went to the Apple Support Downloads & clicked the link to download the latest version of iTunes. The file downloaded in about a minute.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks!Apple servers are overloaded. Instead of using App Store, use safari to download the updates manually from apple websites.
Here's a link for OS X 10.10.2 Combo Update.
OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 Combo Update
I had the same issue and downloaded manually from this link. It took me about 30-40 minutes. I'm using a 5mb connection. Your 40mb connection should be faster.
As for the iOS updates, you will have to download them from your iOS devices, because there are no standalone updates for iOS. Alternatively after you update your Mac, use iTunes to download iOS updates by connecting your iOS devices with your Mac. That should be faster than downloading through your iOS devices. -
Safari download ics link instead opening it in ical
when i click on a link which points to a ics-file safari downloads this file. i can open it and the event is imported in ical.
is there a way to tell safari to open it with ical?
the mime-type i am sending is "text/calendar".
firefox is able to send the ics file to ical.
i can use a webcal-link but then this is rather a subscription but this is not useful for a single event which i want to import in ical.
thanxs.
markusQuit Safari if it's running. Move the file
Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari.plist
in your home folder to the Desktop. Test again. If downloading now works as expected, then that's where the problem lies. Otherwise, it's still somewhere in your Safari settings, but I wouldn't know where. You'd have to ask the "Speed Downloader" developer what to do next.
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